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r <br />*^ <br />>f,n.T <br />' 'v <br />L'? <br />I' <br />»;i. r <br />^■\r- ■■■ <br />CITY OF THE VILLAGE OF MINNETONKA BEACH <br />COUNTY OF HENNEPIN <br />STATE OF MINNESOTA <br />RESOLUTION 2000-18 <br />Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of the <br />Village of Minnetonka Beach, Minnesota was held on the 10*** day of July 2000. The following <br />members were present: Mayor Bloom, Council Members Breon, Gasch, Mathews, Leff and <br />Treasurer Salvog. <br />Council Member Mathews introduced the following resolution and moved its adoption: <br />WHEREAS, the Dakota Rail Railroad runs through the heart of Minnetonka Beach, and <br />WHEREAS, Minnetonka Beach has been advised of the intent to convert the interim use of the <br />Dakota Rail corridor to a regional recreational trail, and <br />WHEREAS, the conversion of the rail corridor to a regional recreational trail would adversely <br />impact Minnetonka Beach as well as it’s residents, and <br />WHEREAS, the City of Minnetonka Beach additionally questions the need for this <br />multimillion-dollar public expenditure when two nearly identical length east-west trails exist <br />within five miles of proposed trail, and <br />WHEREAS, Hennepin Parks has indicated that only if the cities along the rail corridor are <br />supportive of the conversion would Hennepin Parks support the conversion of the Dakota Rail <br />corridor to a regional recreation trail. <br />NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City of the Village of Minnetonka <br />Beach does not support the conversion of the Dakota Rail corridor in Minnetonka Beach to a <br />regional recreation trail and is unalterably opposed to the conversion of the rail corridor to a <br />regional recreation trail in Minnetonka Beach. <br />The motion for adoption of the foregoing resolution was duly sec onded by Council Member <br />Gasch and, upon vote being taken thereon, the following voted in favor thereof <br />Breon, Gasch, Leff, and Mathews. The following voted against or abstained: NONE. <br />Whereupon the resolution '■•2' duly passed unanimously and adopted this 10*** day of July 2000. <br />Mike Bloom, Mayor <br />ATTEST <br />Sara Irvine, City Administrator <br />\o,aooo <br />■ I) ^Date